Editing McPherson County, Nebraska (section)

==Geography==
The terrain of McPherson County consists of low rolling hills sloping to the south-southeast. A small portion of the area is under [[center pivot irrigation]].<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/McPherson+County,+NE/@41.5093969,-101.1495078,30077m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x8777b95a7ac37591:0x3f78a622439912a4!8m2!3d41.6222686!4d-101.0711758 ''McPherson County NE''  Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)]</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|860|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|859|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.0|sqmi}} (0.1%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=December 9, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113024152/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt|archive-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref>

Most of Nebraska's 93 counties (the eastern 2/3, including McPherson County) observe [[Central Time Zone|Central Time]]; the western counties observe [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain Time]]. McPherson County is the westernmost of the Nebraska counties to observe Central Time.<ref>[https://www.google.com/search?q=mountain+time+line+map&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=RUjCMBjeIiO8hM%253A%252C3aqjtMmxdlTA-M%252C_&usg=AI4_-kQk1pvtETGPO2WW6rWODGq6hR_tvQ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi1g4GwkYPgAhUprVQKHeIlAt4Q9QEwDnoECAMQCA#imgrc=TpMe2DRg-3OeWM: Map of Time Zone Line through Nebraska (accessed 22 January 2019)]</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Hooker County, Nebraska|Hooker County]] - north
* [[Thomas County, Nebraska|Thomas County]] - northeast
* [[Logan County, Nebraska|Logan County]] - east
* [[Lincoln County, Nebraska|Lincoln County]] - southeast
* [[Keith County, Nebraska|Keith County]] - southwest (boundary of [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain Time]])
* [[Arthur County, Nebraska|Arthur County]] - west (boundary of Mountain Time)
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===Major highways===
* [[File:N-92.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 92]]
* [[File:N-97.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 97]]